Our Team of Experts

Tony M. Romeo, R.N., CNOR, CRNFA
Tony Romeo is a registered nurse and Little Company of Mary Bariatric Program Coordinator. He has board certification as a registered nurse first assistant and operating room nurse. Tony has been working with bariatric patients since 1998.  He is a member of the Association of Operating Room Nurses, RN First Assistant Specialty Assembly, the American Society of Bariatric Surgery, and the National Association of Bariatric Nurses. He has also been published for his work, 'Developing a Safe and Effective Bariatric Surgery Practice in the Community Hospital Setting,' presented at the American Society of Bariatric Surgery meeting in June 2004.

Tony M. Romeo
R.N., CNOR, CRNFA

Tracey P. Robinson, Psy.D.
Tracy Robinson is a doctor of psychology and is the current director of clinical training/assistant professor at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. He received his MA in counseling psychology at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan and his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. His certifications include cognitive behavior theory and therapy, clinical hypnosis psychotherapy and behavioral medicine.

Lisa M. Micetich, R.D., L.D.
Lisa Micetich is a registered and licensed dietitian and is the current dietitian for bariatric patients and nutrition services supervisor at Little Company of Mary. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois with a major in nutrition and medical dietetics and completed a clinical and administrative internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the Illinois Dietetic Association, the West Suburban Dietetic Association and the American Society of Bariatric Surgery.

Pamela Stoffregen-Gay
Pamela Stoffregen-Gay is a fitness consultant and personal trainer for bariatric patients at Little Company of Mary. She is licensed as an ACE-certified personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise and is CPR and AED certified by the American Red Cross. She owned and operated Expressline Fitness for Women, Inc. and now meets patients at Cardinal Fitness in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Pamela is responsible for designing and implementing exercise adherence programs while motivating and encouraging fitness success. She also serves as consultant for a Daily Southtown fitness-related series: Chicago: Fat City: Exercise Demystified.

Melissa M. Chappell, M.D.
Since 2004, Dr. Melissa Chappell has been an internist and psychiatrist at Little Company of Mary Hospital. She received her medical degree from Louisiana State University in 1999, and completed her combined Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residency at Rush University Medical Center. She is also a member of the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry.